| #435224 in Books | imusti | 1990-10-02 | 1990-10-02 | Original language:Latin | PDF # 1 | 7.78 x.67 x5.12l,.46 | File type: PDF | 288 pages | Penguin Books||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Off the beaten path|By Joey|Many are acquainted with the Metamorphosis, but this work by Ovid is less celebrated. A beautiful bit of heartfelt writing, the Heroides is a collection of letters that Ovid imagines would have been written by tormented lovers to the ones they love, if they had a chance to write a letter. He uses well known figures from mythology, such as Paris|Language Notes|Text: English (translation)| Original Language: Latin|About the Author|Ovid (43 BC-AD 17) was born in central Italy. He was sent to Rome where he realised that his talent lay with poetry rathe
In the twenty-one poems of the Heroides, Ovid gave voice to the heroines and heroes of epic and myth. These deeply moving literary epistles reveal the happiness and torment of love, as the writers tell of their pain at separation, forgiveness of infidelity or anger at betrayal. The faithful Penelope wonders at the suspiciously long absence of Ulysses, while Dido bitterly reproaches Aeneas for too eagerly leaving her bed to follow his destiny, and Sappho—the ...
You easily download any file type for your device.Heroides (Penguin Classics) | Ovid. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.
